This article is about the baseball player. For the U.S. Representative see John R. Buck and for the artist see John E. Buck.
Johnathan Richard Buck (born July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, Wyoming) is an American Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Taylorsville, UT.
A catcher, Buck was initially drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 Amateur Draft. He was signed to a minor league contract ...
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This article is about the baseball player. For the U.S. Representative see John R. Buck and for the artist see John E. Buck.
Johnathan Richard Buck (born July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, Wyoming) is an American Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Taylorsville, UT.
A catcher, Buck was initially drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 Amateur Draft. He was signed to a minor league contract on June 11, 1998.
By 2002, Buck was highly regarded for his defensive ability, becoming one of the game's top minor league catchers and 68th top prospect in all of baseball. In 2003, Buck moved farther up prospect lists. He was listed as the 21st best prospect in baseball by John Sickels.
On June 24, 2004, the Astros traded him as part of a three-way deal to acquire Carlos Beltrán, sending Buck to Kansas City. The Royals immediately put Buck in their starting lineup, replacing injured veteran Benito Santiago. Buck made his major league debut...
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